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mitt romney blames president obama. for u.s. officials under siege in cairo condemning the movie for hurting muslim's feelings. >> an apology for america's values is never the right course. >> reporter: a partisan fight as people gathered at the white house to mourn the fallen diplomats. i'm steve handles men, nbc news, washington. >>> new census bureau figures on income, wealth, and poverty for 2011 paint a bleak economic picture. median household income dropped 1.5% last year to just over $50,000 a year. that's over 8% lower than in late 2007 when the recession began. in contrast, income for the wealthiest 20% of americans went up 1.6% last year. 2011's income gap between the rich and the poor grew to the widest in more than 40 years. and while a proportion of americans living in poverty did not rise for the first time in four years, the 46 million people in poverty remained at the highest level in the 53 years since the census bureau began keeping that statistic. >>> well, apple's new and improved iphone has arrived. the thip
mitt romney blames president obama. for u.s. officials under siege in cairo condemning the movie for hurting muslim's feelings. >> an apology for america's values is never the right course. >> reporter: a partisan fight as people gathered at the white house to mourn the fallen diplomats. i'm steve handles men, nbc news, washington. >>> new census bureau figures on income, wealth, and poverty for 2011 paint a bleak economic picture. median household income dropped 1.5% last...
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president obama ordered that flags be flown at half staff above government buildings and military posts around the world. that order will remain in place as a tribute to chris and his staffers until /he set the sunsets on sunday. alex, you've talked with him who remembered him well. he went to school here. >>reporter: everyone has high prays for the ambassador. he attended law school right here in san francisco. one former professor i talked with told me the way he died says a lot about the kind of man he was. we're going and try and get the interview with the professor. >> we'll head back shortly. >>> libya is responding with apologies and condemnations. >> it's unfortunate we inherit a regime like this, using torture against our people. we have to get that out of this country and out of this tradition. >> u.s. officials are viewing his comments with skepticism, saying there's a pattern of denial. >>> mitt romney today criticized president obama's response to the tragedy in libya, claiming the president does not stand up for american values and pointed to an unauthorized statement from
president obama ordered that flags be flown at half staff above government buildings and military posts around the world. that order will remain in place as a tribute to chris and his staffers until /he set the sunsets on sunday. alex, you've talked with him who remembered him well. he went to school here. >>reporter: everyone has high prays for the ambassador. he attended law school right here in san francisco. one former professor i talked with told me the way he died says a lot about...
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than when he took office. [ female announcer ] here in virginia, we're not better off under president obama. his defense cuts threaten over one hundred thirty thousand jobs, lowering home values, putting families at risk. the romney plan? tax cuts for middle class families. north american energy independence. create over three hundred forty thousand new jobs for virginia. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approved this message. >>> 18 people arrested at j.f.k. airport. they're accused of stealing 100,000 mini liquor items and other items. most of those arrested were employees for the company. but three people were airport security guards. police say they turned a blind eye to the thefts. the arrests capped off a nine-month investigation dubbed operation last call. the stolen liquor was valued at $750,000. >> in one part of l.a. today, two suspected bank robbers started throwing wads of money out of the car. the crooks eventually got stuck in traffic and police took them into custody but the search continues for two other suspects. >> an undocumented immigrant says he won the lottery. he says
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president obama said what could be a shift in u.s. relations with egypt, saying in a tv interview, that the u.s. does not consider the current egyptian government an enemy or an ally. paula and john? >> all right. tahman bradley in washington, thank you very much. >> thanks, tahman. >>> and abc's lama hasan is live in cairo, where it is another tense morning. and, lama, we heard of some unrest and some violence outside of the consulate. some protesters cutting through barbed wire, throwing rocks. what is the scene like right now? >> reporter: yes. good morning, paula. you're absolutely right. protesters are on the streets of cairo again this morning, outside the u.s. embassy right now. there are running battles between the protesters and the egyptian security forces. the demonstrators have been burning cars and throwing stones at the security forces. police have hit back by firing tear gas. of course, this follows an explosion of violence overnight. also outside of the u.s. embassy, a massive crowd of about 500 protesters breached the
president obama said what could be a shift in u.s. relations with egypt, saying in a tv interview, that the u.s. does not consider the current egyptian government an enemy or an ally. paula and john? >> all right. tahman bradley in washington, thank you very much. >> thanks, tahman. >>> and abc's lama hasan is live in cairo, where it is another tense morning. and, lama, we heard of some unrest and some violence outside of the consulate. some protesters cutting through...
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and obama's luck. he was lucky to run against john mccain who declared the state of the economy strong when lehman fell. with the economy weak is obama lucky again that business with mitt romney has changed the subject? i'm chris matthews. with us david ignatius. the bbc's katty kay, "the new york times'" helene cooper and national journal major garrett. foreign policy is the defining issue in this most critical presidential election. barack obama is a democratic president who holds the high ground on national security and that became a problem for governor romney in his charge that the president projects weakness to america's enemies. when he got the nobel peace prize at the beginning of his term, the president decided to use that stage to make clear that even though he was elected as an opponent of the iraq war, he does not shrink from using power in the muslim world. >> religion is used to justify the murder of innocents by those who have distorted and defiled the great religion of islam. and who at
and obama's luck. he was lucky to run against john mccain who declared the state of the economy strong when lehman fell. with the economy weak is obama lucky again that business with mitt romney has changed the subject? i'm chris matthews. with us david ignatius. the bbc's katty kay, "the new york times'" helene cooper and national journal major garrett. foreign policy is the defining issue in this most critical presidential election. barack obama is a democratic president who holds...
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barack obama vowed to bring the killers to justice. >> the libyans helped others to safety and carried steven's body to the hospital, where we learned he had died. >> reporter: the president then paid a condolence call on the shaken officers, suffering the first killing in the line of duty in 30 years. >> today, many americans are asking, indeed i asked myself how could this happen? how could this happen in a country we helped liberate, in a city we helped to save from destruction? >> reporter: the sad irony, 52-year-old ambassador stevens served before. >> my name is chris stevens and i'm the new u.s. ambassador to libya. >> it is a sad day in my life. i know chris personally. he is my tennis partner, he comes to my house, we have breakfast together. >> reporter: friends describe him as courageous, even asked if he would go back. >> he wanted to learn the language, and be the first diplomat on the ground. >> reporter: two others were killed, even as the evacuation happened, the fbi was launching an investigation. the veteran diplomats going back to the reagan years urged the critics t
barack obama vowed to bring the killers to justice. >> the libyans helped others to safety and carried steven's body to the hospital, where we learned he had died. >> reporter: the president then paid a condolence call on the shaken officers, suffering the first killing in the line of duty in 30 years. >> today, many americans are asking, indeed i asked myself how could this happen? how could this happen in a country we helped liberate, in a city we helped to save from...
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president obama has called the presidents of libya and egypt urging them to continue working with the united states to ensure the safety of diplomatic personnel in their countries. meanwhile, specially trained marines arrived overnight in tripoli as the fbi investigates if that rampage was ingood a coordinated attack. the u.s. consulate now abandoned was a villa in benghazi. killed in the tax was u.s. ambassador chris stevens. a state department information officer sean smith also died. u.s. officials believe the fire bombing of the u.s. consulate was a targeted terrorist attack planned for september 11th and not part of a spontaneous protest like another at the u.s. embassy in egypt where, again in cairo, there was rioting in the street. all over an obscure anti-islam video produced by a california film maker and posted on youtube. president obama condemned at tax and then went to the state department to mourn with employees there. hillary clinton said the libyan government was not involved. >> this was an attack by a small and savage group, not the people or government of libya. >>
president obama has called the presidents of libya and egypt urging them to continue working with the united states to ensure the safety of diplomatic personnel in their countries. meanwhile, specially trained marines arrived overnight in tripoli as the fbi investigates if that rampage was ingood a coordinated attack. the u.s. consulate now abandoned was a villa in benghazi. killed in the tax was u.s. ambassador chris stevens. a state department information officer sean smith also died. u.s....
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washington denies there's a rift with a zero over iran's nuclear ambitions despite claims president obama rejected a meeting with prime minister and. international news and comment live from moscow this is us he was me your national thanks for joining us american diplomatic missions in libya and egypt have been attacked by angry mobs over a us made film set to insults the prophet mohammad sultan the neighbors city have been gaza left one u.s. stop member killed and another injured aussies merino partner has more. now you two film attacking the prophet muhammad triggered protests against u.s. missions in cairo and then ghazi in libya a u.s. official was killed and another was injured after an arm mob set fire to the u.s. consulate after storming it now three injured members of libya's armed forces were reportedly taken away in an ambulance and the majority of the u.s. building was reportedly destroyed now earlier on tuesday hundreds of egypt sions marched to the u.s. embassy in cairo to protest this film many demonstrators were seen scaling the walls to take down the american flag and repl
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in colorado, president obama signalled his resolve to find the killers of the four americans. >> i want people to hear me from all over who would do us harm, no act of terror will go unpunished. >> reporter: but america's allies, dictators, are gone, and the u.s. is not happy with mohamed morsi's initial failure to protect the embassy. so last night, mr. obama seemed to be lowering egypt's status. >> i don't think we would consider them an ally, but we don't consider them a new enemy. they are a new government trying to find its way. >> reporter: later, president obama called morsi, saying he needed to protect the embassy. today, he said they did not intend to down grade egypt, which gets one and a half billion in aid, second only to israel and afghanistan. billion the u.s. and afghan but they no longer have a compass for the region. >> it is difficult seeing these images on television, because our world is filled with challenges. this is a difficult time. >> essentially the united states has made a bet, a big bet, a gamble. but there are not a lot of alternatives. >> reporter: example
in colorado, president obama signalled his resolve to find the killers of the four americans. >> i want people to hear me from all over who would do us harm, no act of terror will go unpunished. >> reporter: but america's allies, dictators, are gone, and the u.s. is not happy with mohamed morsi's initial failure to protect the embassy. so last night, mr. obama seemed to be lowering egypt's status. >> i don't think we would consider them an ally, but we don't consider them a...
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washington has condemned the murder of christopher stevens and three other officials president obama vowed to hunt. down those responsible and sent two warships elite group of marines to reach an international police used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse crowds near the u.s. embassy in the capital. going to shake hands except the story. of grayson the horrendous attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi showed just how much the ground in the region has shifted for washington in an apparent attempt to pour some water on the fire the obama administration said they thought it was a small and fringe group that carried out the attack that in no way do they blame the people of libya or the government of libya but secretary of state couldn't hold back the sense of frustration which many americans share right now when she said this how could this have. how could this happen in a country we helped liberate in a city we helped save from destruction ambassador chris stevens who died in the storming of the consulate in benghazi he played an active role in bringing down colonel qadhafi the
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>> first of all, president obama and the u.s. administration have repeatedly said that israel has the right to act by itself against any threat to defend itself. and i think that that remains our position. and for me, the issue is -- as the prime minister of a country that is threatened with annihilation with a regime that is racing a brutal regime in tehran that is racing to develop nuclear bombs for that end, obviously, we cannot delegate the job of stopping iran, if all else fails, to someone else. that was the main point that i was saying there. it was directed at the general international community. a lot of leaders calling me telling me, don't do it. it's not necessary. you know, the danger of acting is much greater than not acting. and i always say the danger of not acting in time is much greater because iran with nuclear weapons would mean that the kind of fanaticism that you see storming your embassies would have a nuclear weapon. don't let these fanatics have nuclear weapons. >> prime minister, you were upset with this
>> first of all, president obama and the u.s. administration have repeatedly said that israel has the right to act by itself against any threat to defend itself. and i think that that remains our position. and for me, the issue is -- as the prime minister of a country that is threatened with annihilation with a regime that is racing a brutal regime in tehran that is racing to develop nuclear bombs for that end, obviously, we cannot delegate the job of stopping iran, if all else fails, to...
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and president obama and libyan officials are condemning thattack. and extra security is ordered for agents overseas. this happened as hundreds are scaling the walls of the u.s. embassy in cairo tearing down the american flag and replacing it. these attacks were sparked with online issues that ridiculed profit mohammed. --- prophet... mohammad we will follow the split is conditions in libya and keep you updated. >> more fires this time last night. and jackie those flashing lights are gone. >> the firefighters have left the scene, james but now the element of fire department investigation has shown up. the alameda fire investigation is underway. officials say that around 1:00 a.m. there was a call with pacific/just no just--- chestnut corner of this four plex. they were told that there could still be people inside of that building. with 15 people reportedly in sight. immediately they gained entrance and the firefighters it did find one person inside of this building. disabled. they had to be physically carried out of the building during the fire by a
and president obama and libyan officials are condemning thattack. and extra security is ordered for agents overseas. this happened as hundreds are scaling the walls of the u.s. embassy in cairo tearing down the american flag and replacing it. these attacks were sparked with online issues that ridiculed profit mohammed. --- prophet... mohammad we will follow the split is conditions in libya and keep you updated. >> more fires this time last night. and jackie those flashing lights are gone....
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. >> now president obama says he's not sure where the relationship with egypt stands. >> i don't think that we would consider them an ally but don't consider them an enemy. >> why does the air rib spring look like a winter. it has little to do with the internet video. that was just a trigger. >> this is a photo opportunity. >> the problem goes back to the men the u.s. relied on to keep order. for decades they fed their people a diet of lies, hate and half-truths that boiled down to two concepts. the united states and israel are fighting a war against islam. and the war is hidden in secret conspiracies. the goal was to keep the people's anger focused elsewhere, not on the regime's corruption and inability to produce jobs and basic services. by now those sentiments are deeply engrained. >> the perception in the muslim countries is that the whole world is at war with islam. >> oxford university professor ramadan is the grandson of the founder of egypt's muslim brotherhood and explains each world, islam and the west, to the other. >> we shouldn't forget that even in egypt or in tunisia "th
. >> now president obama says he's not sure where the relationship with egypt stands. >> i don't think that we would consider them an ally but don't consider them an enemy. >> why does the air rib spring look like a winter. it has little to do with the internet video. that was just a trigger. >> this is a photo opportunity. >> the problem goes back to the men the u.s. relied on to keep order. for decades they fed their people a diet of lies, hate and half-truths...
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president obama spoke on the telephone for an hour with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. they are reunited in their determination to stop iran from building a nuclear weapon. the statement refuted earlier reports that the president requested a meeting with netanyahu in washington next week. netanyahu wants specifics of what would provoke a u.s. military led strike against iranian nuclear facilities. >>> congress appears to be gridlocked in a battle over the budget. harry reed says he's hopeful congress will reach some kind of agreement to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff with automatic across the board spending cuts next year along with the expiration of the bush era spending tax cuts. john boehner says he is, quote, not confident congress can reach an agreement before the elections. all of that moody's warns they may downgrade credit ratings. >>> it's finally here. today is the day apple ends all of the speculation and rumors floating around the much behind media event. those in the know expect them to debut its next generation iphone today. it will have a significant im
president obama spoke on the telephone for an hour with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. they are reunited in their determination to stop iran from building a nuclear weapon. the statement refuted earlier reports that the president requested a meeting with netanyahu in washington next week. netanyahu wants specifics of what would provoke a u.s. military led strike against iranian nuclear facilities. >>> congress appears to be gridlocked in a battle over the budget. harry reed...
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in the region has shifted for washington in an apparent attempt to pour some water on the fire the obama administration said they thought it was a small and fringe group that carried out the attack that in no way do they blame the people of libya or the government of libya but secretary of state couldn't hold back the sense of frustration which many americans share right now when she said this how could this have. how could this happen in a country we helped liberate in a city we helped save from destruction ambassador chris stevens who died in the storming of the consulate in benghazi he played an active role in bringing down colonel qadhafi the revolution has effectively put an end to the secular rule of qaddafi and broady and islam is the government that currently be a leader who basically all seize power to the americans as apologize for the attack in benghazi and pledged to hunt down the perpetrators but that doesn't change the fact that the revolution has sort of unleashed this kind of religious extremism the administration wants to present it as an act by a small fringe group but
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>> obama, all of your government, it was very late. >> reporter: so all of this is because the response was late? but there was little time for interviews. we should turn around here. the police are charging. >> you see what happened, what -- just -- the egyptian government is doing with the egyptian people because -- because of the americans. >> reporter: there were demonstrations today in nearly 40 cities across the region and beyond. but as bad as it looks, the demonstrations were generally small. but in what will have implications for security worldwide, the extremists have found a weak spot to attack a super power they believe is responsible for an offense against islam. and radicals, brian, are still looking for other soft targets. today, they attacked a u.n. outpost here in egypt, and several american chain restaurants in the region. brian? >> interesting to watch this throughout the weekend, richard engel in cairo, thank you, and we're getting a first look at what happened inside the u.s. consulate in libya, the damage from the attack that killed our ambassador and three others.
>> obama, all of your government, it was very late. >> reporter: so all of this is because the response was late? but there was little time for interviews. we should turn around here. the police are charging. >> you see what happened, what -- just -- the egyptian government is doing with the egyptian people because -- because of the americans. >> reporter: there were demonstrations today in nearly 40 cities across the region and beyond. but as bad as it looks, the...
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the convention also did little to change how voters think of obama's presidency. just 48% of them approve of his performance. 50% disapprove. >>> just to give you a sense of how hotly contested this election is, the campaigns and outside groups have already spent more than $500 million in radio ads since march. most of the money is flowing into florida, ohio and virginia. in fact, campaigns and groups have spent more than $300 million in those three states alone. that's more than half the total spent. >>> one of d.c.'s largest high-end shopping events kicks off today. this year's event is being held at the mazza gallery. we checked and there are still general admission and benefactor's tickets available. tickets range between $40 and $250. and the proceeds go to charity. that's important. it's going to the citar center this year. >>> 4:38 is our time. ahead, kids in chicago will spend another day out of the classroom. coming up, the issue that's holding up talks in the teachers strike. >>> plus, new criticism. why some say the utility has so much trouble restoring
the convention also did little to change how voters think of obama's presidency. just 48% of them approve of his performance. 50% disapprove. >>> just to give you a sense of how hotly contested this election is, the campaigns and outside groups have already spent more than $500 million in radio ads since march. most of the money is flowing into florida, ohio and virginia. in fact, campaigns and groups have spent more than $300 million in those three states alone. that's more than half...
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right now president obama is leading in the commonwealth and other battleground states. a new nbc/wall street journal poll shows the president ahead of mitt romney in three key states. in virginia and florida, he leads romney by five points among the voters. that lead jumps to seven points in ohio. political experts say these are fairly large leads for the president, but they can easily be wiped out if romney has a strong first debate, which is scheduled for october 3rd. stocks will open on wall street today on multiyear highs, thanks to new efforts by the federal reserve. word the fed would inject $40 million sent stocks soaring today. it will also keep short term interest rates at the record lows through mid-2015. >>> a live look at capitol hill, where congress is taking up a spending bill to prevent a government shutdown. the house approved a measure yesterday that essentially puts the government on autopilot for six months. the bill passed on a largely bipartisan vote. the republican vice presidential nominee paul ryan voted for the measure, even though it permits sp
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trying to clear up such calls for any kind of responsibility this is being reported that president obama might deploy drones to think count the number who killed that ambassador to libya if it's true what do you make of. well i think the use of these drones across the muslim world from pakistan afghanistan somalia yemen has tremendous kind of popular anger and once you start using them once again it's hard to see where it is going to stop and inevitably civilians are going to be killed and that's going to still be even greater anger against the american. here government so i don't actually think that the country sending marines to kind of land on the ground and start hunting these people down is going to have very very positive consequences must be counterproductive. that russia in question is that budget currently produced a short movie by pier individuals yet it poked a deadly. clash against the whole the u.s. so how can you how can such a relatively small incident create such a wide violent response the people i would imagine a lot of people who are not protesting outside the embassie
trying to clear up such calls for any kind of responsibility this is being reported that president obama might deploy drones to think count the number who killed that ambassador to libya if it's true what do you make of. well i think the use of these drones across the muslim world from pakistan afghanistan somalia yemen has tremendous kind of popular anger and once you start using them once again it's hard to see where it is going to stop and inevitably civilians are going to be killed and...
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the obama administration disassociated after governor romney acted in. in a romney administration -- >> general clark, is there anything to that or do you think no, the obama administration did the right thing and the embassy, which they say the ambassador wasn't in cairo, didn't approve the message and president obama certainly didn't know they were putting anything out. >> the embassy was just trying to diffuse the crowd outside and i think that's what we would want. it's not an author titative statement of the united states or the obama administration and it wasn't after the embassy was attacked. it was in order to diffuse the crowd. further more, there was nothing in that statement apologizing for america or for american values. so, i think it was just atactical move by the embassy and what it shows is that i think you know, i think it's important to have a foreign policy debate and i think the american people welcome it. fand this is what it takes to get it starred, fine. but in general, usually, the first reports are wrong. >> right. >> and when yo
the obama administration disassociated after governor romney acted in. in a romney administration -- >> general clark, is there anything to that or do you think no, the obama administration did the right thing and the embassy, which they say the ambassador wasn't in cairo, didn't approve the message and president obama certainly didn't know they were putting anything out. >> the embassy was just trying to diffuse the crowd outside and i think that's what we would want. it's not an...
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like robert rubin or tim geithner a barack obama or the crew they can just expose not talk or see in the country of your choice whether it's america or some place in the middle east to extract from the population visa me the implementation of a autocracy and that's the prevailing political system we see all around the world now so part of the reason why they actually filed this arbitration suit was that citi group had promised they wouldn't dilute the share from about five percent but in fact they did during the crisis they should billions of new shares where be in particular got crammed down even more than the other participants sandy weill however he was part of the group of six that rescued citi group he invested twenty one point two million dollars and sold at a profit of six point two million dollars only two years later that's a profit of twenty nine percent in two years but they're all crammed down you know they bring in a preferred share that has senorita all other shares and dilutes everybody else all the other shareholders and quantitative easing is just a global cram down
like robert rubin or tim geithner a barack obama or the crew they can just expose not talk or see in the country of your choice whether it's america or some place in the middle east to extract from the population visa me the implementation of a autocracy and that's the prevailing political system we see all around the world now so part of the reason why they actually filed this arbitration suit was that citi group had promised they wouldn't dilute the share from about five percent but in fact...
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i'm barack obama and i approve this message. chances are, you're not made of money, so don't overpay for motorcycle insurance. geico, see how much you could save. >>> coming up in >>> i'll give it to you in a minute. >> no, you give it to me now or i'm going to take you to jail. >> well, go ahead. >> okay. >> i fought the law and -- we'll see. a texas woman is accusing police officers of overreacting and injuring her during a routine traffic stop. the police officer pulled 77-year-old lynn bedford over for speeding. she refused to hand over her driver's license, so the officer eventually arrested her. bedford has hired an attorney, but the city of keen is standing by the officer saying he asked her four times for her license and she refused to give it to him. >>> police in los angeles are still searching for two suspects after a bizarre car chase. four men robbed a bank, then hopped in a getaway car. they drove to a local neighborhood and starting throwing the cash out the window. two of the suspects were able to get away as cro
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>> he said that president obama inherited a mess, that obama's policies made sure it didn't get any worse, but that no one could have gotten us back to normal, even him. >> on the the path of-- >> and it makes no sense to return the keys to the white house to the people who got us in the mess. >> and linking romney with bush in a lot of people's minds. >> full disclosure on last week's program i think certainly, and neither felt that neither convention did much to elevate their candidate. obama has gotten a much bigger bounce i think that is anybody was predicting a week ago from this. another event that happened, which is that wesleyan university media project measured the advertising going on from august 26th to september 8th through the convention and the obama campaign ran 40,000 ads against the romney campaign's 18,000 ads in those swing states and they flooded the zone with anti-romney ads, specifically attacking mitt's tax plan and i think that sort of thing at that moment truly could have some effect on the polls. >> if you look at gallup's results, they showed that the mitt romne
>> he said that president obama inherited a mess, that obama's policies made sure it didn't get any worse, but that no one could have gotten us back to normal, even him. >> on the the path of-- >> and it makes no sense to return the keys to the white house to the people who got us in the mess. >> and linking romney with bush in a lot of people's minds. >> full disclosure on last week's program i think certainly, and neither felt that neither convention did much to...
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m barack obama and i approve this message. some of our children's greatest experiences have been in the smaller classrooms. vo: but mitt romney says class sizes don't matter... and he supports paul ryan's budget which could cut education by 20%. you can't do this by shoving 30, 35 people into a class and just teaching to some test... these are all issues that really he personally cannot relate to. to be able to afford an education, to want the very best public education system for your children. >>> it's nice weather again today, but i saw clouds overhead this afternoon. >> usually when you see clouds, a lot of them coming in you're thinking it's going to rain before long. well i don't think we're going oh get any sprinkles with the front coming in this time. the next front, though i think we're going to see a lot of rain from it. >> okay. >> something we haven't seen in a while. i'm not talking severe weather with tornado warnings and all that but plain old rain. a soaker we haven't had that in a while. i'll give you the deta
m barack obama and i approve this message. some of our children's greatest experiences have been in the smaller classrooms. vo: but mitt romney says class sizes don't matter... and he supports paul ryan's budget which could cut education by 20%. you can't do this by shoving 30, 35 people into a class and just teaching to some test... these are all issues that really he personally cannot relate to. to be able to afford an education, to want the very best public education system for your...
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why it is been reported that president obama made deploy driers to seek out of the law who killed their ambassador to libya so if it's true what do you make of such a move. who are here and what are they going to do regime change again i mean we had this last year i mean exactly what was it it take it was a stable country the u.s. and nato decided to defeat any threat as we look across the globe everywhere when they too has to be has been a disaster look at iraq one million people killed there yugoslavia in kosovo we have the ethnic cleansing of surgeon roma somalia chaos there afghanistan eleven years of war and yet we still get the same or people calling for intervention across the globe when we learn that it just leads to more death and destruction. and as you say the u.s. has invested time money and extraordinary effort to what it sees as liberating these countries a gathering site and coming undone in a flash so can america recover its efforts from this barrack is going to pull back basically and change its course i mean that intervened in libya it's been disastrous western multina
why it is been reported that president obama made deploy driers to seek out of the law who killed their ambassador to libya so if it's true what do you make of such a move. who are here and what are they going to do regime change again i mean we had this last year i mean exactly what was it it take it was a stable country the u.s. and nato decided to defeat any threat as we look across the globe everywhere when they too has to be has been a disaster look at iraq one million people killed there...
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i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. mitt romney's position on women's health...it's dangerous. vo:mitt romney and paul ryan would get rid of planned parenthood funding. and allow employers to deny coverage for cancer screenings and birth control. we can't afford to let him take away our choices... to take away basic health care. vo: both backed proposals to outlaw abortions...even in cases of rape and incest. i don't think that women's health issues have faced a crisis like this in decades.
i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. mitt romney's position on women's health...it's dangerous. vo:mitt romney and paul ryan would get rid of planned parenthood funding. and allow employers to deny coverage for cancer screenings and birth control. we can't afford to let him take away our choices... to take away basic health care. vo: both backed proposals to outlaw abortions...even in cases of rape and incest. i don't think that women's health issues have faced a crisis like this in...
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obama has had a problem with him for years. the idea israel is a country their survival is in jeopardy. you have iran saying we are going to wipe you off the face of the earth, and who is going to question that or doubt it? he wants to meet with the president. the president should want to meet with him. >> apparently they had a one-hour conversation last night. did that phone call ease your fears? >> absolutely not. the last time when the president said israel is back, i became very, very concerned. the bottom line is i do not trust the president of the united states with regard to the security of the state of israel. >> he said the president is very loyal. you rest assured he is. >> ed koch a day before when he recorded bob turner the republican didn't feel he was a friend of israel and then changed his mind literally within moments after that election after visiting the white house. the bottom line is the president has shown, look, we just had the democratic convention. jerusalem a fundamental issue was taken out of a platfor
obama has had a problem with him for years. the idea israel is a country their survival is in jeopardy. you have iran saying we are going to wipe you off the face of the earth, and who is going to question that or doubt it? he wants to meet with the president. the president should want to meet with him. >> apparently they had a one-hour conversation last night. did that phone call ease your fears? >> absolutely not. the last time when the president said israel is back, i became...
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president obama tells our sister network, telemundo, the u.s. is waiting to see how egypt responds. >> i don't think that we would consider them an ally, but we don't consider them an enemy. they are a new government that is trying to find its way. >> reporter: protesters are angry over a video they say insults the prophet muhammad. our embassy in cairo called the video misguided. mitt romney and paul ryan criticized that response. >> instead, when our grounds are being attacked and being breached, that the first response of the united states must be outrage. >> the administration sent mixed signals to those who attack our embassy in egypt and mixed signals to the world. >> reporter: now the world waits to see who will be held responsible for the death of a diplomat. and back to the politics of it all. you know, even some republicans are criticizing mitt romney for jumping into this so quickly while events were still unfolding. and mara, as of this morning, are still unfolding in the middle east. >> all right, tracie potts. thank you very much.
president obama tells our sister network, telemundo, the u.s. is waiting to see how egypt responds. >> i don't think that we would consider them an ally, but we don't consider them an enemy. they are a new government that is trying to find its way. >> reporter: protesters are angry over a video they say insults the prophet muhammad. our embassy in cairo called the video misguided. mitt romney and paul ryan criticized that response. >> instead, when our grounds are being...
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that came before a planned announcement from president obama. nbc bay area's kris sanchez joins us from the newsroom. chris, the comments, protocol and perception, this could be a bit risky for governor romney. >> reporter: as you mentioned, the presidential candidate mitt romney was very quick to respond. too quick many people say. democrats and even some republicans say this was not the time for politics. in the rose garden this morning, president obama with secretary of state hillary clinton at his side condemned last night's killing of the american ambassador and three of his staff members and promised action. >> we're working with the government of libya to secure our diplomats. i've also directed my administration to increase our security at diplomatic posts around the world. and make no mistake, we will work with the libyan government to bring to justice the killers who attacked our people. >> reporter: now before the president ever issued that statement, mitt romney accused him of making an apology for american values and of sending mixe
that came before a planned announcement from president obama. nbc bay area's kris sanchez joins us from the newsroom. chris, the comments, protocol and perception, this could be a bit risky for governor romney. >> reporter: as you mentioned, the presidential candidate mitt romney was very quick to respond. too quick many people say. democrats and even some republicans say this was not the time for politics. in the rose garden this morning, president obama with secretary of state hillary...
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obama will speak to supporters in richmond at 2:00 this afternoon. then she'll head to fredericksburg where she'll speak to the campaign's grass roots network at the university of mary washington around 5:00 tonight. president obama, meanwhile, is trying to win votes in a critical western swing state. he arrived in aurora last night after a campaign seepeech in la vegas. later he'll speak in golden, colorado, in jefferson county, which helped the president to win in 2008, what was previously considered a red county. that is making it a popular battleground with both mitt romney and paul ryan having visited in recent weeks. >>> today we will learn just how long you can expect interest rates to stay at record lows. fed chairman ben bernanke will hold a news conference this afternoon after two days of meetings by the reserves open market committee. he's expected to announce that interest rates will remain near zero into 2015. the fed may also announce another round of bond buying meant to stimulate the economy. >>> nals the day ahead, hundreds will gath
obama will speak to supporters in richmond at 2:00 this afternoon. then she'll head to fredericksburg where she'll speak to the campaign's grass roots network at the university of mary washington around 5:00 tonight. president obama, meanwhile, is trying to win votes in a critical western swing state. he arrived in aurora last night after a campaign seepeech in la vegas. later he'll speak in golden, colorado, in jefferson county, which helped the president to win in 2008, what was previously...
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president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> looking at the stories making headlines right now at 5:29. a sex scandal at a prominent local school has cost several players their spot on the football team. >>> president obama is optimistic about the future as he calls on voters to give him four more years. >>> we'll be watching the markets as the latest jobs report could give wall street another boost. we'll have much more on those stories throughout the morning but first, good morning to you. i eun yang. >> welcome back to "news4 today" on this friday, september 7th. the weekend is right around the corner. veronica johnson is keeping an eye on the forecast that will make people happy going into the weekend. >> that's right. this weekend, we're going to watch summer fall. supposed to have a ba-da-bum. >> get it? summer fall? >> yeah. >> i know. well, not like fall this morning because it's still humid out there. and temperatures throughout the area. 73 in montgomery village right now. falls church at 67
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so i started talking about obama. who was this person who met obama twice? a democratic congressman with a good deal of seniority in an important district in this country, and he met obama twice and never had a serious conversation with him? the president hasn't connected with people in a way that you just -- you need to in diplomacy and in washington budget and fiscal negotiations. >> because in this book, "the price of politics" you really get into his head and how he makes decisions, when he doesn't make decisions, and the whole notion of this lack of schmoozing, if you will, with members of congress and others, i want to continue this conversation. bob, stand by. much more when we come back. are we there yet? are we there yet? are we there yet? [ male announcer ] it's the age-old question of travel. the same one we ask ourselves every day. is it the strongest, the most efficient? have we created the kind of vehicle to move not just people... but an industry forward? are we there yet? are we really? [ male announcer ] are we there yet? we are, for now. in
so i started talking about obama. who was this person who met obama twice? a democratic congressman with a good deal of seniority in an important district in this country, and he met obama twice and never had a serious conversation with him? the president hasn't connected with people in a way that you just -- you need to in diplomacy and in washington budget and fiscal negotiations. >> because in this book, "the price of politics" you really get into his head and how he makes...
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if obama wins, it is the end of the republican party. many conservative critics argue romney must deliver details. on romney's tax cuts for all, when will romney lift which tax deductions he'll get rid of to make up the difference? so many like the mortgage interest deduction. and as one conservative writer put it today, romney can no longer tell the voters he can handle the economy better. romney has to show it, not tell it. >>> and the candidates did take something of a political pause, pulling all their attack ad office the air, in recognition of the 9/11 anniversary. at the pentagon yesterday, a massive american flag was unfurled over the side of the building. the president and the first lady attended a ceremony there. laying a wreath in honor of the victims. >>> and the towers of light, reaching to the sky. survivors of victims and family members gathered yesterday. >>> chicago's striking teachers head back to the picket lines with no agreement in sight. both sides are still miles apart. after spending much of the day discussing tea
if obama wins, it is the end of the republican party. many conservative critics argue romney must deliver details. on romney's tax cuts for all, when will romney lift which tax deductions he'll get rid of to make up the difference? so many like the mortgage interest deduction. and as one conservative writer put it today, romney can no longer tell the voters he can handle the economy better. romney has to show it, not tell it. >>> and the candidates did take something of a political...
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mitt romney and first lady michelle obama holding campaign events in the commonwealth today. both sides paused to remember the lives lost in libya. romney tried to refocus his campaign on the economy and promised to stand up to china on trade issues. >>> there are reports that at least one person has been arrested in connection with the assault on the u.s. consulate in libya. that's according to libyan officials, but that has not been independently confirmed by nbc news yet. four americans were killed in na attack, including the american ambassador. meanwhile, the anti-american demonstrations continue across the middle east. protters are also taking aim at embassies in yemen and egypt. >>> what's happening in the middle east is a reminder of the risks that come with diplomatic service. but many foreign service workers here in washington see the work as a calling. as derrick ward reports, situations like this only strengthen their resolve. >> reporter: at the state department, flags are at half staff. and from across the globe, the pictures are disturbing. it's brought new att
mitt romney and first lady michelle obama holding campaign events in the commonwealth today. both sides paused to remember the lives lost in libya. romney tried to refocus his campaign on the economy and promised to stand up to china on trade issues. >>> there are reports that at least one person has been arrested in connection with the assault on the u.s. consulate in libya. that's according to libyan officials, but that has not been independently confirmed by nbc news yet. four...
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still ahead, president obama declares justice will be done after a deadly attack at the u.s. embassy in libya. what we're learning tonight about the ambassador killed and his connections to the bay area. >>> we've uncovered more information about the anti-muslim video inciting all the violence in the middle east. and the video is so controversial, it's being blacked out in some countries. the story in your international headlines, next. >>> the wait is almost over for that new iphone. the iphone 5. but is the rush to get this new phone slowing down? back in a moment. most paints have color that sits on the surface. but nothing beats benjamin moore's color lock technology that locks color right in, no matter how often you wash it. color lock technology. exclusively from your benjamin moore retailer. win a design consultation with me, candice olson, at benjaminmooresweeps.com. >>> flags over the u.s. capital at half staff tonight in honor of the u.s. ambassador to libya and three other americans killed during an attack on a diplomatic post in libya. house speaker john beoehner
still ahead, president obama declares justice will be done after a deadly attack at the u.s. embassy in libya. what we're learning tonight about the ambassador killed and his connections to the bay area. >>> we've uncovered more information about the anti-muslim video inciting all the violence in the middle east. and the video is so controversial, it's being blacked out in some countries. the story in your international headlines, next. >>> the wait is almost over for that new...
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president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. in deep red apples and in each golden bead. it blends into a perfect crunch you'll savor, giving us the most perfect lesson in flavor. nature valley, nature at its most delicious. 100% natural ingredients like roasted peanuts, creamy peanut butter, and a rich dark chocolate flavor. plus, 10 grams of protein. so it's energy straight from nature to you. nature valley protein bars. >>> breaking news at 5:15. police in canada have one man in custody after a deadly shooting in an election rally in montreal. angie goff is following the story from the newsroom. angie, good morning. >> eun, he opened fire in a room filled with hundreds wearing a mask and dressed in a bathrobe. right now one person is dead and a these are in the hospital. the new premier pauline marois was giving a victory speech when shots were fired. she was whisked away and not hurt. one person died and another was wounded after a gunman started shooting from the back of the auditorium. police captured the man. they say he'
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consulate was still burning when president obama ordered in u.s. marines to protect american officials remaining in libya. he learned this morning four diplomats were dead. >> the united states condemns in the strongest terms this outrageous and shocking attack. >> reporter: riots preceded the deaths, first in cairo, then in benghazi, libya's number two city, well known to u.s. ambassador chris stevens. he was there when u.s. air raids prevented a massacre by moammar gadhafi. stevens reportedly braved the riot to help evacuate his people but was killed along with three colleagues. secretary of state clinton was chris stevens' friend. >> he risked his life to stop a tyrant, then gave his life trying to help build a better libya. >> reporter: why the riots? clips had flooded the internet of an amateurish anti-muslim movie said to be made in the u.s. as flags were lowered in washington, the tragedy went political. >> an apology for america's values is never the right course. >> reporter: mitt romney blamed president obama for a statement by the u.s. e
consulate was still burning when president obama ordered in u.s. marines to protect american officials remaining in libya. he learned this morning four diplomats were dead. >> the united states condemns in the strongest terms this outrageous and shocking attack. >> reporter: riots preceded the deaths, first in cairo, then in benghazi, libya's number two city, well known to u.s. ambassador chris stevens. he was there when u.s. air raids prevented a massacre by moammar gadhafi....
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for his part today, president obama took a hard line. as anti-american rioting spread through the muslim world, president obama was on hand for the return of the remains of u.s. ambassador to libya chris stevens, and his three colleagues, murdered by a mob on the 9/11 anniversary tuesday. the president vowed no u.s. retreat. >> i'm making it clear that justice will come to those who harm americans. most of all, even in our grief, we will be resolute. for we are americans. and we hold our head high. >> reporter: but the protests widened. this was iraq, in lebanon symbols of the u.s. got burned at kfc and the hardee's. this was gaza. many egyptians are still furious over that anti-muslim film made in the u.s. and it's not just arab nations. muslims to the east erupted. this was pakistan today. this was bangladesh. these were indian muslims in kashmir. while back in the u.s., republican vice presidential candidate paul ryan blamed president obama. >> what we do not see is steady consistent american leadership. that is what keeps the peace.
for his part today, president obama took a hard line. as anti-american rioting spread through the muslim world, president obama was on hand for the return of the remains of u.s. ambassador to libya chris stevens, and his three colleagues, murdered by a mob on the 9/11 anniversary tuesday. the president vowed no u.s. retreat. >> i'm making it clear that justice will come to those who harm americans. most of all, even in our grief, we will be resolute. for we are americans. and we hold our...
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president obama and i both care about poor and middle-class families. the difference is my policies will make things better for them. we shouldn't measure compassion by how many people are on welfare. we should measure compassion by how many people are able to get off welfare and get a good paying job. my plan will create twelve million new jobs over the next four years helping lift families out of poverty and strengthening the middle-class. i'm mitt romney and i approve this message because we can't afford another four years like the last four years. ♪ >>> they asked for a face shot and the next question will be can i have a full body shot? >> right now you probably not what sexting is. it's sending racy or nude pictures via text. >> a young woman tells our mike hydek how one picture is having consequences for her. >> it was full body and i wish to this day i hadn't sent it because it changes everything. >> this girl says a bitter ex- boyfriend shared her sexting photos with other students after a breakup. the shame and embarrassment led to a severe
president obama and i both care about poor and middle-class families. the difference is my policies will make things better for them. we shouldn't measure compassion by how many people are on welfare. we should measure compassion by how many people are able to get off welfare and get a good paying job. my plan will create twelve million new jobs over the next four years helping lift families out of poverty and strengthening the middle-class. i'm mitt romney and i approve this message because we...
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obama you reject completely. >> i like some of the social issues stands president obama has taken. this is a great example of his lack of leadership. he is from chicago. arne duncan used to run the chicago public schools. they haven't commented at all on this case. where is the leadership. he is not a leader. stuart: do you think there's any hope whatsoever of true reform in public school system? if so how are we going to get there? >> i think so. we have to break the unions. we have to break the death grip these unions have on the school system. the kids are the ones who are suffering. not the teachers. average family in chicago earning $7,000 a year and average teacher making $76,000 before benefits. stuart: sitting with tracy byrnes, former school teacher nodding her head vigorously. that is a strong expression. break the unions. tracy: they're asking for raises you and i haven't seen in years. and some ladies saying -- parents have to bring their kids to school. there are ripple effects to this. stuart: is it about money or control of who gets hired or fired? charles: control a
obama you reject completely. >> i like some of the social issues stands president obama has taken. this is a great example of his lack of leadership. he is from chicago. arne duncan used to run the chicago public schools. they haven't commented at all on this case. where is the leadership. he is not a leader. stuart: do you think there's any hope whatsoever of true reform in public school system? if so how are we going to get there? >> i think so. we have to break the unions. we...